Built in Maine in 1852
A. Houghton — a bark built in 1852 by James P. Rideout at Robbinston, Maine — was purchased by the Navy on 12 October 1861 at New York City and — after being fitted out at the New York Navy Yard — was placed in commission on 19 February 1862, Acting Master Newell Graham in command.
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